Copyright

What’s Happened Recently?How does it affect the Libraries?

Elizabeth BrownThursday, May 9, 2013Binghamton University Libraries Brown Bag

Why care about copyright?

It’s the law! (Title 17 of the US Code)

Copyright exceptions make our jobs possible:

Fair Use (Section 107)

First Sale (Section 109)

Preservation Copies (Section 108)

TEACH Act and classroom activities (Section 110)

Access for the disabled (Section 121)

Recent Copyright Litigation

1. Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons (First Sale)

2. Georgia State ereserves case (Fair Use, Licensing)

3. Google Books and Hathitrust: Publishers v. Google Books (2005)

Author’s Guild v. Google Books (2005)

American Society of Media Photographers v. Google Books (2010)

Author’s Guild v. Hathitrust (2011)

4. UCLA (streaming course reserves) (Licensing, Classroom use)

Most works in libraries are under copyright

URL: http://www.librarian.net/tag/copyright/page/2/

U.S. Copyright Term Changes

URL: http://www.tomwbell.com/writings/%28C%29_Term.html

When does copyright expire?

URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PD-US_table.svg

URL: www.razblint.com

Fair Use (Section 107)

URL: iteach.uaf.edu

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries

URL: http://www.arl.org/storage/documents/publications/code-of-best-practices-fair-use.pdf

Published January 2012, Coordinated by:

• Association of Research Libraries• Center for Social Media, School of Communication,

American University• Program on Information Justice and Intellectual

Property, Washington College of Law, American University

Georgia State e-reserves case (Cambridge University Press et al. v. Patton et al.)

Weighted fair use determination: 75 cases of infringement

Sovereign status for Georgia State

Licensing fees and practicality for portions of digitizes works

“10% rule” and determining a “safe amount” for Fair Use

URL: http://www.educause.edu/focus-areas-and-initiatives/policy-and-security/educause-policy/issues-and-positions/intellectual-property/georgia-state-copy

URL: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/421501/november-26-2012/judge--jury---executioner---copyright-law

Google Books, Hathitrust Lawsuits

1.Publishers v. Google Books (2005)2.Author’s Guild v. Google Books (2005)3.American Society of Media Photographers v. Google Books (2010)4.Author’s Guild v. Hathitrust (2011)

Litigation Family Tree: http://www.librarycopyrightalliance.org/bm~doc/googlebookslitigation-familytree.pdf (Library Copyright Alliance)

UCLA Streaming Video case (AIME v. University of California)

Licensing streaming content

Fair use and classroom use

Sovreignity of University of California

URL: Summary of final decision from judge http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121121/07085221111/case-against-ucla-streaming-licensed-dvds-to-students-dismissed-yet-again.shtml (Techdirt)

International Copyright (UK)

URL: www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk

International Copyright (South Africa)

URL: http://education-copyright.org/copyright-in-sa/

Why are Publishers bringing these lawsuits?

Licensing gives them more control over use

Effect of global marketplace

Ease of sharing digital content

Value of intellectual property

CONTROL

Updates and More information

SCOTUS Blog: http://www.scotusblog.com/

Kevin Smith, Scholarly Communications @ Duke: http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/

Kevin Dames, Copysense: http://copycense.com/

Brandon Butler, ARL Policy Notes: http://policynotes.arl.org/

Peggy Hoon, University of North Carolina, Charlotte: http://copyright.uncc.edu/copyright/

BU Libraries Copyright Site: http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/services/scholarly/copyrightdemystified.html